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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
519 
CONCEALED FISH. 
1. Read me that psalm once more, Pliebc. 
2. Como to supper, Charlotte, tlio bell has run". 
8. I have just arranged the chairs. 
4. Here comes Rudolph, in search of his father. 
6. Charles had the measles. 
6. The key is under tne step; 1 keep the door locked. 
7. Indeed we were not routed; we retired in good 
• order. 
8. Hush, Rufus 1 Hark! Here comes the circus. 
CIRCLE PUZZLE. 
Take a piece of paste¬ 
board, and cut it into the 
shape shown in the accom¬ 
panying diagram, and prick 
in it twelve circles in the 
positions indicated. The 
puzzle is to cut the card¬ 
board into four pieces of 
equal size, each piece to be 
like all the others, and 
therefore to contain three 
of the circles, without cut¬ 
ting into any of them. 
DEFINITION PUZZLE. 
(In each sentence may be found the necessary letters to 
spell the word defined. Example: Organ of smell— Nose.) 
1. To support. 
2. The Superior of a monastery. 
3. To call to witness, to beseech. 
4. A solemn or blasphemous affirmation. 
6. A pinch, a blast. 
6. A notch, a score for keeping an account. 
CONCEALED ARTICLES OF CLOTHING. 
1. I love illustrious men. 
2. What a darling love of a bonnet I 
3. That is a beautiful dress. 
4. The fabric appears to be Chinese. 
5. Did you get it at the Oriental booth ? 
6. This cocoa tastes delicious. 
7. Tommy wants his hoe. Father. 
8. I wish those dogs would stop barking. 
9. Robert loves those horrid things I 
BLANK RHYMES. 
(Fill the first blank with a certain word, and let all the 
•words for the rest of the blanks rhyme with it; making 
sense of the whole twelve lines.) 
I went to the city to buy some-, 
’Twas winter, I had many a-; 
One time I fell npon my-, 
And on a stone I cut my--; 
I gave my coat a cruel-: 
With me I took my puppy “-,” 
Who ran along with many a-. 
And in my hand I held a-, 
In summer, once, I took a— 
To Coney Island, to get a- 
In ocean-wave; there saw a-; 
Of lemonade I took a-. 
pi. 
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.'■theiren era seticosie thouwitthire fretituncoe felsinge. 
Awl hutwoit jesticu si sa a nowdu wittohu a ceur. 
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE OCTOBER NUMBER. 
Concealed Fabrics.—1. Gingham. 2. Merino. 3. Cotton. 
<4, Linen. 5. Silk. 6. Satin. 7. Muslin. 8. Serge. 9. Calico. 
Numerical Enigma.— Mustard. 
Cross-word.—B e cheerful. 
Definition Puzzles.— 1. Rowel. 2. Vital. S. Use. 4. 
Tussle. 5. Rowen. 6. Virulent. 7. Chapel. 
Charade.— Massacre. 
Word-Making.— 1. Fhial-f- 
C, transposed=C a 1 i p h . 2. 
Lyre-beryl. 3. Greed-ledger. 
4. Servant-veterans. 
Square Word.— 
LOVER 
OBESE 
VESTA 
ESTOP 
REAPS 
Double Acrostic. — Cam-i Pi.— Have courage enough 
'oodia, elephant. to review your own conduct, 
C- hid -E to condemn It where you de- 
A-ctua-L tect faults, to amend it to the 
M- ous -E best of your ability; to make 
B- urn -P good resolves for future 
•O -H guidance, and to keep them. 
D-acc-A Conundrum.— The letter 
1- ro -N C, because with it a lad might 
A-ttrac-T 'be clad. 
niusfrated Rebus No. 481.—The advice to 
be found in this Rebus is especially for the young. 
The Coining - Year. 
There are a number of curious things with regard to 
the figures and their relations in the year 1881. From 
right to left and from left to right 
it reads the same. This will not 
happen again fora long time to 
come—just how long we will leave 
for the reader to determine. The 
first two figures of 1881, divided 
by 2, gives 9, and the last two fig¬ 
ures, divided by 9, gives 9 also. 
If the figures of the year be di¬ 
vided by 9, the quotent will con¬ 
tain a 9, and if multiplied by 9, 
the product will contain two 9’s. 
If the first two figures be added 
together, the product is 9, and if 
the last two figures be added, the 
sum is 9 also. If the first two 
figures be placed under the last 
two, and added, the sum will be 
99, and 18 is */, of 81. By adding, 
dividing, and multiplying, nine¬ 
teen 9’s are produced, or one 9 
for each year required to com¬ 
plete the 19th century. The year 
that _3 before us is certainly pe¬ 
culiar in a figurative sense. What 
else this coming year, that will 
soon be upon us, may bring can 
be better told upon the morning 
of Jan. 1, 1882, when it will give place to its successor. 
A Strange Flower XScd. 
Last month I showed the method which a strange old 
man had of setting 27 trees so that they would be in ten 
rows of six in each row. In the accompanying diagram, 
there is shown the 
plan of a flower bed, 
• in which the plants 
are so arranged that 
18 varieties are in one 
circle; seven circles, 
with six varieties in 
each ; six straight 
rows, with six kinds 
in a row, and three 
straight rows, with 
five plants in a row. 
All these plants: in 
large circle (18) plus, 
PLAN OP FLOWER BED. seven times six (42) 
plus,six limes six (36) 
plus, three times five (15) gives a total of 111. Only 31 kinds 
of plants andonlyone of a kind are used. Smallplants 
will be required in a few of the places in the outer row. 
The dotted lines show the various circles and straight 
lines that are produced by this method of planting a 
flower bed. Any boy could, with a little pains, plant the 
bed of 31 plants in this shape if he so disired. The cir¬ 
cles could be made with a piece of twine and a stake 
and the points where the lines cross would be the places 
in which to set the plants. U. II. 
ITie Kangaroo. 
One of the strangest of animals in Australia—where 
everything is said to be peculiar in both animal and plant 
life—is the Kangaroo. There are a number of different 
kinds of Kangaroos, one of which is a tree climber, and 
jumps from bough to hough, catching and hanging by 
its long, strong tail, much as does our opossum, a cousin, 
or some other near relative of the Kangaroos. The gen¬ 
eral appearance of the Kangaroo is shown in the accom¬ 
panying engraving. It will be seen that this animal has a 
small, monse-like head, very short and ridiculously small 
fore legs, and hind parts of great size, ending in a tail of 
a weight and length entirely out of proportion to the 
fore part of the body. The Kangaroos range in size all 
the way from a hare up to the hight and weight of a large 
sized man. In some respects the Kangaroo resembles a 
toad, because “ when it stands it sits, and when it runs 
it jumps.” It is to be presumed that the first question 
a boy would ask is: What is the tail so big for ? At first 
sight it might bo supposed that this large extremity was 
for protection—a fightingmember—a weapon of defense; 
but this, we are told, by those who have seen the Kanga¬ 
roo in its home, is not so. Some have thought it was to 
aid in walking—a fifth leg—but this animal does not do 
much walking, and when it does, it does not walk on or 
with its tail. The tail is mostly used to break the fall 
as the Kangaroo strikes the ground after it has taken a 
leap, which is often twenty feet or more. The Kangaroo 
is a rather savage animal, and an old one will frequently 
kill the dogs that are used to hunt them—and when cor¬ 
nered have done severe injury to the hunters themselves. 
The Kangaroo clasps the dog or man by its short fore 
legs, and then scratches and tears its victim with the 
long, sharp claws of its hind legs. Sheep-raising is one 
of the leading industries of Australia, and the Kanga¬ 
roos are troublesome to the farmers, as they destroy 
large quantities of the valuable pasturage. Kangaroos 
go in flocks, somewhat as our sheep do, and are seldom 
found entirely alone. It is seldom that the flock is large, 
usually six to ten. with an old one as the leader. They 
are valued for both their skin and flesh, and are hunted 
and killed in large numbers by the natives of Australia. 
The hunter must he very cunning to be successful in 
capturing his subtle game. The hunters usually go in 
bands, and with their plot and plan well understood by 
all those engaged in the chase, cautiously come upon 
and surround a number of Kangaroos that may be feed¬ 
ing quietly upon a hillside or valley. The animals, quick 
to take any alarm, will then hop away at a rapid rate, ex¬ 
cept those that have fallen victims to the savage hunters. 
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Kangaroos 
is the way which they care for their young. When the 
baby Kangaroo is born, it is very small, not much more 
than an inch in length, and entirely unable to run about 
or care for itself. The young animal is placed in a pouch 
on the under side of the mother, and m this “ cradle ” the 
little Kangaroo passes the early days of its life. When 
it gets larger and stronger it occasionally leaves its 
pouch, and hops about, nipping the green and tender 
herbage, but so soon as any danger is seen it scrambles 
back to its pocket of safety. Nearly eight months pass 
before the young Kangaroo leaves the pouch, then weigh¬ 
ing about ten pounds, and from that time on seeks 
its own food and becomes its own protector. 
A Puzzle Picture.—The ice is somewhat broken 
up ; and in the back-ground a mountain of this cold solid 
describes its rough and ragged outline against the fore¬ 
boding sky. But is this all? Does not the reader find 
more than a desolate polar scene ? Though we may not 
recognize any of our friends, is there not something 
present suggestive of life ? The careful observer may 
be able to at least exclaim. Where and when shall thes* 
three meet again. Do you meet with them, reader? 
